ZF Aftermarket has announced that its warehousing and office facility at Crick in Northampton, UK has received certification for the latest environmental management standard: ISO14001:2015 – ahead of the September 2018 deadline. The company says using this standard will improve resource efficiency, reduce waste and drive down costs. In addition, the 96,000 sq ft site has been recertified for OHSAS18001:2007 Occupational Health and Safety standard. This is all in line with ZF’s commitment to social, environmental and economic sustainability. 

ISO 14001 is the international standard that specifies requirements for an effective environmental management system. It provides a framework that an organisation can follow, rather than establishing environmental performance requirements.

The standard has been updated (ISO 14001:15) to respond to the latest trends in environmental management and includes additional requirements for, identifying and understanding the context of the organisation; leadership; strategic environmental management, risk associated with threats and opportunities, life-cycle thinking, value chain controls and performance evaluation.

Chris Cafferty, QHSE Manager, ZF Aftermarket said, “By implementing this standard at the facility, we will improve efficiency, reduce waste and lower costs, all of which will help strengthen our commitment to further increasing customer service levels, both internally and externally”